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Lufthansa and Cityline flight attendants vote for strike
After the strike by Lufthansa ground staff, which begins on March 7, 2024, the flight attendants could soon also stop work. The UFO union has announced that Lufthansa's cabin crew
Frankfurt: Air Dolomiti is not taking on Bordeaux flights after all
It was only recently announced that Air Dolomiti would take over a non-stop connection between Frankfurt am Main and Bordeaux. This plan will not be carried out. The plan was for Air Dolomiti to operate from April 1st
Ita takeover: Lufthansa could lose interest
In Italy, people are already preparing for the fact that the planned takeover of Ita Airways by Lufthansa could fail. Obviously the Kranich Group is not prepared for particularly large ones
Thursday: Verdi also calls on security personnel in Hamburg and Frankfurt to go on strike
In addition to the rail strike that the GDL union is calling for from Thursday, March 7, 2024 and the strike by Lufthansa ground staff that begins on the same day, Verdi is calling at Hamburg Airport
Verdi calls on Lufthansa ground staff to go on strike again
The Verdi union is once again calling on Lufthansa ground staff to strike on March 7th and 8th, 2024. This is also justified by the fact that the previous week
From Beijing: Air China increases Frankfurt flights
The airline Air China plans to expand its flights on the Beijing-Frankfurt route. Frankfurt is to be served with three additional flights per week. The airline Air China plans to connect between
Hanover is also introducing “Siko with an appointment”.
Hanover-Langenhagen Airport is also introducing the reservation of time slots for security checks. This joins a whole series of German airports, which are better able to control the volume
Verdi calls for strikes in Berlin, Bremen, Hamburg and Hanover
The Verdi trade union is calling for a 22-hour warning strike from Sunday, March 2022, 22, 00:24 p.m. at the airports in Berlin, Bremen, Hamburg and Hanover. The airport of the free
Germany: Verdi calls for strikes at seven airports
On Friday, February 17, 2023, the Verdi union is calling for 24-hour warning strikes at seven German commercial airports. The airports in Frankfurt, Munich, Stuttgart, Hamburg, Dortmund, Hanover and Bremen are affected.
Frankfurt-Hahn: Lufthansa threatens next defeat before the ECJ
In the legal dispute over subsidies at Frankfurt-Hahn Airport, Lufthansa is threatened with another legal defeat. In a case before the ECJ, the Advocate General recommended that a lower court's judgment be set aside. The
Frankfurt-Hahn: the insolvency administrator is again obtaining offers
The race for the German regional airport Frankfurt-Hahn is open again, because insolvency administrator Jan Markus Plathner has invited bidders and other interested parties to submit offers by March 9, 2023. A decision
Works council criticizes impasse over Hahn sale
The impasse surrounding the sale of the insolvent Frankfurt-Hahn Airport is now also causing concern on the part of the works council, which emphasizes that all wages and salaries have hitherto arrived on time in the accounts,
Condor now sells Sundair tickets
The German airlines Condor and Sundair have been working together in sales since Wednesday. The Sundair offer can now also be booked on the Condor website. Be there
Sundair is back in Kassel-Calden
The holiday airline Sundair celebrated its comeback on Saturday at the German regional airport Kassel-Calden. The carrier performed a Heraklion rotation. The carrier has been flying to Palma de Mallorca again since Monday.
Sundair will take off again on July 1st, 2020
With the restart, flights from Kassel-Calden, Bremen, Dresden and Berlin will be offered. The German holiday airline Sundair wants to return to Crete, Kos, Rhodes, Corfu, Verna, Burgas, Palma at the beginning of July 2020
Lufthansa Cargo is launching additional North American routes
The Lufthansa Group is expanding its freight connections from Brussels and Frankfurt am Main towards North America in the 2024 summer flight schedule. Lufthansa Cargo will have new traffic days from April 3, 2024
Lufthansa postpones Munich-Hong Kong comeback again
Lufthansa once again has to postpone the resumption of the non-stop connection between Munich and Hong Kong. The route has been on pause for a long time. Time and again the Kranich Group has made a comeback of the once popular connection
Ground staff strike paralyzes Lufthansa flight operations
The strike by Lufthansa ground staff at various German airports is having a significant impact on flight operations. The carrier has had to cancel an enormous number of flights so far. in Frankfurt am Main the default rate is
Skyalps has started ticket sales for Mostar flights
A few days ago, the South Tyrolean regional airline Skyalps started selling flight tickets on those routes to/from Mostar for which it was recently awarded PSO subsidies. The
Also to Munich, Stuttgart and Frankfurt: Wizz Air is launching special European Football Championship flights
The low-cost airline Wizz Air is launching some special flights on the occasion of the European Football Championship, which will take place in Germany this year. They are also heading for airports such as Frankfurt am Main,
Ryanair prefers Zadar-Münster/Osnabrück
The summer route between Zadar and Münster/Osnabrück operated by Lauda Europe will start earlier than previously announced. The first flight of the 2024 season is scheduled to take place on April 3, 2024.
SkyAlps operates flights to Stuttgart
The airline SkyAlps will begin flight operations between Bolzano and Stuttgart at the end of May. Three weekly flights to Germany are planned. The airline SkyAlps wants the connection between Bolzano at the end of May
Southwest Airlines orders Recaro seats
The German supplier Recaro Aircraft Seating was able to win a new customer in the United States of America with Southwest Airlines. The low-cost airline has decided to use Boeing 737-Max-8 machines,
Condor with new routes from Stuttgart and Düsseldorf
The holiday airline Condor intends to serve another new destination from Stuttgart and Düsseldorf in the 2024 summer flight schedule. It will depart from Baden-Württemberg state airport from May 12, 2024
Germany: Wizz Air increases Belgrade and Tirana
The low-cost airline Wizz Air is increasing air traffic between Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden and Belgrade from May 4th to June 8th, 2023. Temporarily, three weekly circulations are offered. Also off
In Stuttgart, Cologne, Düsseldorf and Karlsruhe: Verdi calls for another strike
The Verdi trade union is again calling for strikes at German commercial airports for Friday, March 17, 2023. This time Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden, Stuttgart, Cologne/Bonn and Düsseldorf are affected. With significant restrictions in air traffic
Verdi strike: Tui is relocating some flights to other airports
In view of the strikes that the Verdi union is calling for at seven German commercial airports, the tour operator Tui is relocating some holiday flights to other airports. Affected are circulations originally intended for Stuttgart, Frankfurt,
Cologne/Bonn and Friedrichshafen join ACI climate targets
A further 57 airports have joined the net zero initiative of the airport association ACI Europe. These include the German airports Friedrichshafen and Cologne/Bonn. It is an obligation until
Friedrichshafen looks back with satisfaction on the year 2022
Friedrichshafen Airport had to resort to insolvency proceedings due to the corona pandemic, among other things. This also enabled the airport to get rid of certain legacy assets. Now see you
Sonderborg: Air Alsie operates charter flights to Friedrichshafen, Graz and Basel
The Danish airline Air Alsie will operate individual charter flights from Sonderborg to Friedrichshafen, Graz and Basel on behalf of customers. These are operated with aircraft of the type ATR72. According to a report by
By summer 2026: Bavaria will switch to 3D CT scanners
The German state of Bavaria is upgrading airport security checks to new 3D CT scanners. There are already five in Munich in Terminals 1 and 2 at the beginning of the Whitsun holidays
Ryanair suspends Tuzla flights
The low-cost airline Ryanair will discontinue all flight connections to/from Tuzla at the beginning of June 2023. The connections from Vienna-Schwechat and Memmingen are also affected. The carrier currently offers the two
Tailwind cancels Antalya flights from Memmingen, Karlsruhe and Friedrichshafen
The Turkish Tailwind Airlines actually wanted to fly three times a week from Memmingen, Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden and Friedrichshafen to Antalaya between May 26 and June 11, 2023. Nothing will come of it, because the
Autumn holidays 2023: Nuremberg expects 122.000 passengers
Nuremberg Airport is expecting around 27 passengers during the Bavarian autumn holidays, which begin on October 2023, 122.000. Compared to the same period last year, this would be around 23 percent more travelers. Strongest
British Airways no longer flies to Nuremberg
The airline British Airways recently announced that it would no longer operate flights to/from Nuremberg in the future. Existing flights on the connection between Nuremberg and London Heathrow are to be maintained until February. The
British Airways is withdrawing from Nuremberg
The IAG group member British Airways will discontinue the non-stop connection between London Heathrow and Nuremberg at the beginning of February 2024. This means you are completely withdrawing from this airport, which is located in the state of Bavaria. With it
Saarbrücken with a colorful summer 2022 program
From the German regional airport Saarbrücken there are to be eleven weekly scheduled flights to Berlin in the summer flight schedule 2021/22. It is expected to go to Hamburg six times a week. The implementation is carried out with turboprop aircraft
Summer 2022: Smartlynx flies again for Tui
The German tour operator Tui will again offer some charter destinations from Saarbrücken Airport in the summer flight schedule of 2022. However, the operational implementation will not be carried out by Tuifly, but by Smartlynx. Currently is
Saarbrücken: DAT increases Hamburg and Berlin
At the beginning of the summer timetable period 2022, the airline Danish Air Transport intends to increase its domestic German flights from Saarbrücken to Berlin and Hamburg. You also want a stopover in the German capital
No all-season route: Etihad only serves Abu Dhabi-Düsseldorf in winter
Etihad Airways actually announced the flight connection between Abu Dhabi and Düsseldorf, which started a few weeks ago, as a year-round route. Nothing will come of this, because this route is now supposed to be
Kai Pflaume advertises for Eurowings
The Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings has hired the TV presenter Kai Pflaume as an advertising medium. This will act as a testimonial for the low-cost airline, which has recently started calling itself a holiday airline. “Eurowings and their almost 5.000
Eurowings enters the compensation business
The low-cost airline Eurowings, which has recently described itself as a holiday airline, is entering the business of offsetting carbon dioxide emissions on a large scale. In general, these voluntary donations are considered
With a stop in Erbil: Iraqi Airways begins direct flights Baghdad-Düsseldorf
The airline Iraqi Airways plans to return to Düsseldorf with direct flights in November 2023. The comeback is announced for November 14, 2023 with Boeing 737-800. Every Tuesday on traffic day
Skyexpress has added Athens-Düsseldorf
A few days ago, the Greek airline Skyexpress started a non-stop connection between Athens and Düsseldorf. This will initially be served four times a week with Airbus A320neo. The flights are underway
Hurricane “Ciaran”: Düsseldorf Airport reports numerous failures
Air traffic in North Rhine-Westphalia is suffering from the effects of hurricane “Ciaran”. Düsseldorf Airport is particularly affected. The hurricane “Ciaran” is leading to numerous cancellations in flight operations in North Rhine-Westphalia, reports this
Cologne/Bonn: Eurowings is launching two additional routes to Turkey
In the 2024 summer flight schedule, the airline Eurowings is offering two additional Turkey routes from Cologne/Bonn, Samsun and Kayseri. We go to the first city mentioned from July 8th to
From Cologne and Stuttgart: Eurowings launches Sfax flights
The airline Eurowings will offer non-stop flights to Sfax, Tunisia from Stuttgart and Cologne/Bonn during mid-summer 2024. Both routes will each be operated once a week. From Cologne/Bonn you have Sfax
Summer 2024: Freebird records Cologne/Bonn-Bodrum
The Turkish airline Freebird Airlines will offer a non-stop connection between Cologne/Bonn and Bodrum in the 2024 summer flight schedule. This is scheduled to be served for the first time on May 18, 2024. The Turkish carrier's machines
Dortmund with new routes in winter 2023/24
The 2023/2023 winter flight schedule will also start at Dortmund Airport at the end of October 24. The airlines operating locally offer 38 destinations in 20 countries. Among other things, a Wizz Air connection is new
Dortmund: Pegasus takes on Istanbul-SAW
The Turkish airline Pegasus intends to offer a non-stop connection between Istanbul (Sabiha Gökçen) and Dortmund from December 19, 2023. This route will initially be operated three times a week. Come depending on the traffic day
Dortmund: Eurowings operates football fan flights to Newcastle
On October 25, 2023, Borussia Dortmund will play away against Newcastle in the UEFA Champions League. For this reason, a tour operator is setting up fan charter flights from Dortmund. One day ago,
Summer holidays 2023: Münster expects 250.000 passengers
Münster/Osnabrück Airport is expecting around 250.000 passengers during the NRW summer holidays, which is ten percent more than in the same period last year. The school holidays in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia start on July 6th
Münster/Osnabrück: APS opens Germany's first airline-independent paint shop
Münster/Osnabrück Airport can look forward to the relocation of a company specializing in painting work. This has started its activities in Hangar 5 and can handle machines up to the Airbus A321/Boeing size class
Lauda Europe has included Zadar-Münster/Osnabrück
On behalf of Ryanair, Lauda Europe has been operating a non-stop connection between Zadar and Münster/Osnabrück since last Saturday. Until the end of August 2023, flights will be operated on Tuesdays and Saturdays. Ryanair flies
Paderborn Airport gets a new marketing manager
On March 1, 2023, Paderborn/Lippstadt Airport will have a new head of sales and marketing, Pacal Döpker. The manager is currently working for the local radio station "Hochstift". He follows Klaus
Wizz Air: Unscheduled landing in Paderborn due to bomb threat
Due to a bomb threat, the low-cost airline Wizz Air had to make an unscheduled landing in Paderborn, Germany, on its way from Poznań to London on Sunday evening. There was a tip from Polish air traffic control
Paderborn: Eurowings is increasing Mallorca flights
From Paderborn Airport there will be up to 2023 Eurowings flights to Palma de Mallorca in the 14 summer timetable. The airport has already released the additional rotations for booking. The ramp up
Easter holidays: Weeze expects 90.000 passengers
The German regional airport Niederrhein expects around 2023 passengers during the Easter holidays in 90.000. Last weekend alone there were around 18.000 passengers. The airport calculates during the entire Easter holiday period
Weeze Airport with 130 weekly departures
The German regional airport Niederrhein expects to have around 2023 departures per week in the summer of 130. The airlines made a direct comparison of the Weeze offer over time
Weeze celebrates Air Arabia Maroc's first landing
On Friday March 3, 2023, Weeze Airport celebrated the first landing of an Air Arabia Maroc Airbus A320-200 arriving from Fez. The carrier is now offering two weekly rotations
Condor starts Pristina flights
The German airline Condor is planning a new connection from Hamburg. The airline wants to fly to Pristina. The German airline Condor is planning a connection between Hamburg and Pristina from December 23rd
From Hahn and Hamburg: Wizz Air is increasing its Sofia flights
A few days before Christmas, the low-cost airline Wizz Air is increasing frequencies on two Bulgaria-Germany routes. From December 13, 2023, the low-coster plans to commute between Sofia and Frankfurt-Hahn four times a week. By
Summer 2024: Nouvelair takes on Tunis-Hamburg
The low-cost airline Nouvelair intends to offer non-stop flights between Tunis and Hamburg in the 2023 summer timetable. The first flight is announced for April 3, 2024. Flights are scheduled to take place on Wednesday and Wednesday
October 2023: Hamburg Airport had 1,45 million passengers
Hamburg Airport was used by 2023 million travelers in October 1,45. This meant that there were more travelers than at any time since 2019. In the second week of October, in
Hamburg incident: German politicians discuss airport security controversially
In the wake of the hostage-taking incident that occurred at Hamburg Airport over the weekend, controversial allegations are now being made in German federal politics. For example, the CDU and CSU are calling for improvements
Hamburg incident: Police union criticizes security at German airports
In the wake of the hostage-taking at Hamburg Airport, which occurred over the weekend, the German police union is criticizing and calling for significant improvements that will lead to better protection of German airports
Sundair with new routes from Berlin, Bremen, Leipzig and Lübeck
The German holiday airline Sundair is serving a number of new routes in the 2023 summer flight schedule from Berlin, Bremen, Leipzig/Halle and Lübeck. These are each flown once a week with Airbus A320. Going from Berlin
Bremen: Small changes in the 2023 summer timetable
The 2023 summer timetable will soon begin at Bremen Airport. It offers numerous tourist destinations and hub connections to Munich, Frankfurt, Amsterdam and Istanbul. “The upcoming summer timetable is impressive and
Verdi calls for strikes in Berlin, Bremen, Hamburg and Hanover
The Verdi trade union is calling for a 22-hour warning strike from Sunday, March 2022, 22, 00:24 p.m. at the airports in Berlin, Bremen, Hamburg and Hanover. The airport of the free
Lübeck Air is removing Jerez and Kraków from the 2022 summer flight schedule
Lübeck Air, the house brand of Lübeck Airport, has again thinned out the 2022 summer flight schedule. The destinations Kraków and Jerez de la Frontera will not be headed for from the Hanseatic city for the time being. Already
Lübeck Air is removing Dublin from the 2022 summer flight schedule
Lübeck Air, the house brand of Lübeck Airport in northern Germany, has revised the 2022 summer flight schedule. The Dublin destination was deleted. This was originally announced twice a week. Under the flight numbers 6I 7622
Lübeck Air announces Visby flights
In August 2022, Lübeck Air will initially offer four routes between Lübeck and Visby in Sweden. These are to be carried out with an ATR72-500 operated by Air Alsie. Ticket prices start
Berlin: Sylt will be the only domestic Easyjet destination
The low-cost airline Easyjet will not reactivate the domestic German routes from Berlin to Düsseldorf, Cologne / Bonn, Munich and Stuttgart for the time being. This explained Germany boss Stephan Erler to the tourist newspaper FVW. A single domestic German
Green Airlines blows off the start again
The startup Green Airlines is postponing its first charter flight for the second time at extremely short notice. Now they don't want to start until February 1st, 2021. Previously, it was postponed from November 1, 2020
Paderborn: Green Airlines wants to offer Zurich and Sylt
The charter company Green Airlines intends to offer the destinations Sylt and Zurich from Paderborn with an ATR 26-2021 operated by Chalair from March 72, 500. The airport is currently in
Also to Munich, Stuttgart and Frankfurt: Wizz Air is launching special European Football Championship flights
The low-cost airline Wizz Air is launching some special flights on the occasion of the European Football Championship, which will take place in Germany this year. They are also heading for airports such as Frankfurt am Main,
February 1, 2024: Verdi calls on security staff at eleven airports to go on strike
The Verdi union is calling on security staff to strike at eleven German airports on February 1, 2024. Passengers must expect significant restrictions and many flight cancellations because individual airports have
February 1, 2024: Berlin Brandenburg Airport cancels all flights
Berlin Brandenburg Airport has announced that it will cancel all flights on February 1st. The reason is the upcoming warning strikes by the ver.di union. Berlin Brandenburg Airport confirms the cancellation of all flights
Berlin: Eurowings starts flights to Tunis
In the 2024 summer flight schedule, Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings will operate a new route between Berlin-Brandenburg Airport and Tunis. The first flight is announced for July 15, 2024. The machines should be seasonal
Summer 2024: Ryanair announces Trieste-Berlin
The low-cost airline Ryanair plans to operate three additional routes from Trieste, Italy, in summer 2024. These are Berlin, Krakow and Paris-Beauvais. From March 31, 2024, twice
BER Airport is now a Barig business partner
Berlin-Brandenburg Airport announced last week that it had joined the Barig industry association as a so-called business partner. “We look forward to the dialogue with BARIG and its
Dresden and Leipzig 29,3 percent above the previous year's level
Leipzig/Halle and Dresden airports had a combined 2.310.501 passengers in the first nine months of the current year. This meant an increase of 29,3 percent compared to the same period last year. Leipzig/Halle Airport
Leipzig: Smartwings has taken up Etihad Holidays charter
On behalf of Etihad Holidays, the Czech airline Smartwings has been connecting Leipzig/Halle Airport with Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, twice a week since October 14, 2023. Is served
Leipzig/Halle: Wizz Air takes on Tirana
The low-cost airline Wizz Air plans to launch a non-stop connection between Tirana and Leipzig/Halle next year. This should be served three times a week. The first flight is currently scheduled for October 1st
Dresden Airport opens new federal police station
Last week, a new building at Dresden Airport was officially handed over to the Federal Police. The construction work started in November last year. In addition to building the new
Summer 2024: Sunexpress increases Germany offer
In the 2024 summer flight schedule, the holiday airline Sunexpress is increasing its Turkish service from Nuremberg, Dresden, Munich, Düsseldorf and Stuttgart. From mid-May 2024, the destination Dalaman will be connected more frequently to German airports.
Summer 2024: Pegasus welcomes Antalya-Dresden
The Turkish airline Pegasus also intends to fly between Antalya and Dresden in the 2024 summer flight schedule. Four weekly circulations are currently planned. The first flight is scheduled for March 31, 2023.
Holiday flights: Green Airlines no longer has a “flight partner”
The charter marketer Green Airlines has finally ceased sales on the holiday routes from Groningen, Paderborn and Rostock-Laage due to a lack of “flight partners”. A few days ago the company posted on the homepage
Just a legal trick? Green Airlines claims AOC application
The ticket marketer Green Airlines has now suffered the next setback, because, according to a report by Airliners.de, German Airways will no longer fly for them - apart from Cologne-Paderborn-Westerland. That prevented
Green Airlines is avoiding compensation
The German charter marketer Green Airlines strictly refuses to make compensation payments under EU regulation 261/2004 to those passengers who have been left sitting. Not only that the legal rights to care services and
Summer holidays 2022: Erfurt records a significant increase in passengers
Erfurt-Weimar Airport has been used by 62.371 passengers since the start of the local summer holidays. In a direct comparison with the same period last year, the number of passengers tripled. Currently under
Photo gallery: European Air Charter new with MD-82 from Erfurt to Burgas
The Bulgarian airline European Air Charter is now offering non-stop flights from Erfurt to Burgas. On board the first flight, which was operated on a McDonnell Douglas MD-82, were noisy
Holiday start at the central German airports
No chaos is expected at the three airports in Dresden, Erfurt and Leipzig-Halle. The preparation for this article started yesterday morning at Rhein-Main Airport in Frankfurt/Main with a
